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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The thing to realize is that schools have ALWAYS been this way, and it's only just since No Child Left Behind that people knew it.  That's why the policy came to pass.  Just think of your grandparents generation though too--how many of them had a 4th-8th grade education only?  Not to mention how kids with special needs were "educated." The idea of universal public high school for everyone  is a relatively new one, we've only recently started measuring how effective it is and it's never been easy.  Very few countries educate everyone.[/quote]

I've said it before but the German model exists for a reason

For roughly 1/3 of the population a typical high school education makes 0 sense.  Instead of trying to get these kids through Algebra and Chemistry high school should be a jobs program so these kids can have a productive future

College for all makes 0 sense.  [/quote]

Isn’t college for all based on the incredibly simplistic observation that college grads make more money, ergo everyone should be college educated, ergo the government should provide easy money for college tuition. Is / was that a D, R, or combined policy position?

Unfortunately, now that there are tons of college grads, every job “requires” a college education, even though most jobs don’t really NEED a college education (most don’t).  Further, this policy didn’t cause wages to go up, but all that “easy” money is now weighing down the generation that borrowed it.[/quote]

College for all was pushed by the Obama administration pretty hard.

Plenty of jobs don't require a college degree and I agree more shouldn't require one but do.

For people in the lower 1/3 of IQ traditional high school and definitely college are a waste of time and resources.  The Germans understand this and our education system should reflect theirs.

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